Wardrobe closet



; June 4, 1929. p, sMlTH 1,715,477

WARDROBE CLOSET Filed Oct. 28, 1927 v maria, J? Smith Patented June 4, 1929.

ntree stares MARIE P. SMITH, 0F GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WARDROBE CLOSET.

Application filed October 2 8, 1927. Serial No, 229,504.

'The present invention relates to wardrobe closets; and its object is, generally, to provide an improved closet-forming device adapted to be readily mounted on a perpendicular wall.

This and any other and more specific objects hereinafter appearing are attained by,

and the invention finds preferable embodiment in, the device hereinafter particularly described in the body of this specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which y 7 Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a closet-forming device mounted on a wall, this view being taken on line 1'--1 of Figures 2 and 3;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof taken on line 22 of Figures 1 and 1;

Figure 3 is a View in perspective of the same; I

Figure 4c is a view of the device, similar to Figure 1, but enlargedto more clearly illustrate the construction; and

Figure 5 is a top planview of the sup porting rod of the device. I

It is frequently desirable to economically and readily and mor-eor less temporarily furnish sleeping chambers and the like with devices usable as wardrobe closets to contain and'conceal from View articles of" nated generally 2 depending therefrom and made of any suitable fabric. The rod 1 is bent to form'a front portion 3 and rearwardly extending parallelly disposed opposite side portions 4 whose rear ends 5 are p bent downwardly and secured as by screws indicated at 6 to the perpendicular wall 7-;

of the room in which the device is mounted.

The flexible sheet cover 2 has a top 8, 0p-

posite sides 9 and a front 10 preferably divid-ed vertically at 11 said sides and front forming vertical curtain Walls enclosing the closet space therein and the vtop '8 'form 25 and'slipping the sheet cover 2 ing' the upper wall or roof of the closet space. This top has a parallelly dis posed band 12 underneath it, forming with said top a pocket13' narrow vertically butextend ng horizontally laterally far enough a to removably receive the rod 1 when its front v v portion 3 is thrust into the mouth 14c-of said pocket, the side portions tofthe rod 1 sliding in such thrusting movement contactinsly in and along the lateral sides15 of, said pocket until the rear edge 16 of the-top 8 contacts the wall '7 and the front portion 3 of the rod is closely seated in the bottom 17 of the pocket. A; bag 18, Which'ma'y be of sheet material similar to that of the cover 2, has'a' rear side 19 adjacent the Wall 7 the upper edge 20 of said side being secured as by sewing to band 12. Y c

- Mounted in this positioin articles of cloth the rear edge 21 of the ing, soiled linen and the like, may be readily deposited in this bag through its'mouth or top opening 22. A r0d'23 supported at itsrear end24 (as by screws indicated at 25) "on the wall 7 extends forwardly therefromand through an opening 26 in the rearside 19 of the-bag 18, thus additionally support I ing the same, and at its upwardly turned outer end, is provided with a groove 27 inwhich themiddle of the front portion '3 of rod 1 isreceived and supported, lt is evig dent that this closet-forming de'vicem-ay-be readilymounted n a desired place by merely fastening the rods 1 and 23 by the screws 6,

rod 1 as above explained f by details of construction of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated'by' the drawings or hereinbeforedescribed;

I claim; f ,7 A device of the character described comprising: a horizontally disposed supporting overthe The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claim, is not to be limited to or I H rod having a front portion and rear'wa'rdlyf extending opposite side port-ions supported at their rear ends; a flexible sheet cover hav;

ing atop, and afront andsid'es depending froni' thetop, said top having a parallelly disposed band underneath the-sa1neform 1 ing therewith a pocket open at therear and removably receiving the rod with its side its rear end and supporting at its forward portions engaging inthe horizontally oppoend the front portion of the first-mentioned site sides of the pockets; an" open-top bag rod. V having an opening through its rear side and In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 5 having the upper edge of its rear side see my hand at Grand Rapids, Michigan, this cured to the rear edge'of the band; a rod eX- 21st day of October, 1927. I tending through said opening, supported at V, NIARIE P. SMITH. 

